Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller

Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller

Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller

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Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller

1980

0h 30m

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Crime

Thriller

Overview

A noir mostly set in a bathroom stall and stairwell. A private dick trapped in a tight spot. A narrator searching for a way out of the story.

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6 members

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Gerald M. Kline

The Private I

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M. Patrick Hughes

His Partner

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John Byron

The Mad Doctor

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Rory Gerstle

The Mad Doctor's Assistant

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Christa Lorne

The Great Whatsit

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Lydia Lunch

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Lydia Lunch

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